Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Photo Gallery

Small, compact flycatcher. Yellowish olive overall with a strong white eyering and two whitish wingbars.

Sings an abrupt and somewhat hoarse che-lek.

Breeds in boreal evergreen forests and peatlands. Found in the understory of deciduous forests during migration. Note white eyering and yellow wash across belly.

Small flycatcher with a slightly peaked head. Yellow-olive above and yellowish below, but some worn birds may lack yellow wash below.

Flies out to grab insects from foliage or in midair sometimes returning to the same perch, a foraging behavior called flycatching.

Compact flycatcher with a white eyering and two white wingbars (but note that young birds can have yellowish wingbars).

Often perches relatively still, only looking around with quick movements of the head.

Small, compact flycatcher that is yellow olive overall with a white eyering and whitish wingbars.

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